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August 01, 2018, 12:20:57 AM
why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!
Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

Funny thing is that trolls thought they could buy 100000000000 rx 580 for $1000 each and $1500 for each gtx 1080ti using a credit card and mine forever with them hehe, in the end they lost huge and most are in debt and you will hear from them their gpus are paid off hehe, how shameful, they will never admit they lost money, their ego is greater than the money they lost ehhe

The price of RX580 is below $500 now.
sr. member
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July 31, 2018, 11:57:16 PM
why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!
Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

Funny thing is that trolls thought they could buy 100000000000 rx 580 for $1000 each and $1500 for each gtx 1080ti using a credit card and mine forever with them hehe, in the end they lost huge and most are in debt and you will hear from them their gpus are paid off hehe, how shameful, they will never admit they lost money, their ego is greater than the money they lost ehhe

come on no one paid $1000 for a 580, maybe $700

Hell I never paid more than 750 for a 1080 TI even at the peak. Additionally, mining did prove to kickstart my stack in 2017. I did very well and cashed out and bought a home. Now I am coming full circle back to mining. You can definitely still make money right now but it requires a bit more savvy and patience.  Tongue
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July 31, 2018, 11:16:10 PM
why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!
Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

Funny thing is that trolls thought they could buy 100000000000 rx 580 for $1000 each and $1500 for each gtx 1080ti using a credit card and mine forever with them hehe, in the end they lost huge and most are in debt and you will hear from them their gpus are paid off hehe, how shameful, they will never admit they lost money, their ego is greater than the money they lost ehhe

come on no one paid $1000 for a 580, maybe $700
sr. member
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July 31, 2018, 11:06:01 PM
Also, I always thought that the best card for ZEC mining is GTX 1070ti. My choice was the ASUS STRIX GeForce STRIX GTX 1070 Ti Advanced A8G 8.0 GB. The ratio of price and quality suits me.

Well, I do not know, the GTX 1070 ti is definitely the most energy efficient card, but I would probably prefer to take 2 GTX 1060 3gb, more hash rate, less costs, on daggerhashimoto can give 48 M/hash if you will be lacy to get Samsung memory, the only disadvantage is the power consumption and the fact that 2 PCE slots occupy.

why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!


Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

The good news is that equihash gpu mining discussion is still valid with some of the recent equihash forks (zhash and 210,0 params)

Facts... I have 12 Innosilicon A9 Zmasters on the way. 50k sols each is too much to pass up and they beat Bitmain to the punch which is great for me.
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Xtreme Monster
July 31, 2018, 04:13:57 AM
why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!
Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

Funny thing is that trolls thought they could buy 100000000000 rx 580 for $1000 each and $1500 for each gtx 1080ti using a credit card and mine forever with them hehe, in the end they lost huge and most are in debt and you will hear from them their gpus are paid off hehe, how shameful, they will never admit they lost money, their ego is greater than the money they lost ehhe
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July 31, 2018, 03:42:09 AM
Best GPUs for mining Zcash

Gtx 1080 Ti
https://miningchamp.com/gpus/57/Evga-GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-hashrate

GTX 1080
https://miningchamp.com/gpus/83/KFA2-GeForce-GTX-1080-EXOC-8GB-hashrate

GTX 1070Ti
https://miningchamp.com/gpus/125/Nvidia-GTX-1070-Ti-hashrate

GTX 1070
https://miningchamp.com/gpus/53/Asus-GeForce-1070-hashrate

All numbers listed here aren’t guaranteed. They should be considered guidance about how your future cards should perform. If you’re buying a new rig of cards, I suggest that you do further research about the cards themselves, the software, and the configuration.
One of the most important things is the power supply. A rig of GTX 1080Ti’s will probably need about 1500-1800w. So you should get a power supply that will provide that range.
Whatever software, graphics card, or power supply you choose, always remember to have fun building your rig!
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July 26, 2018, 12:01:40 PM
Also, I always thought that the best card for ZEC mining is GTX 1070ti. My choice was the ASUS STRIX GeForce STRIX GTX 1070 Ti Advanced A8G 8.0 GB. The ratio of price and quality suits me.

Well, I do not know, the GTX 1070 ti is definitely the most energy efficient card, but I would probably prefer to take 2 GTX 1060 3gb, more hash rate, less costs, on daggerhashimoto can give 48 M/hash if you will be lacy to get Samsung memory, the only disadvantage is the power consumption and the fact that 2 PCE slots occupy.

why are we talking about equihash (zec) and ethash (eth) mining?! those are ASIC algos now!


Ugh, looking back on this thread, how quickly times are changing!

The good news is that equihash gpu mining discussion is still valid with some of the recent equihash forks (zhash and 210,0 params)
hero member
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June 03, 2018, 02:11:15 PM
well, kinda agree here
if we are speaking about performance/cost ratio - then the best choice would be gtx1070ti
it is really fast, if you are lucky you can grab a card which overclocks really high and can reach the gtx1080 level of performance, but still at much better price level...
so hunt those cards down and grab them if you can)
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June 03, 2018, 12:34:11 PM
Also, I always thought that the best card for ZEC mining is GTX 1070ti. My choice was the ASUS STRIX GeForce STRIX GTX 1070 Ti Advanced A8G 8.0 GB. The ratio of price and quality suits me.

Well, I do not know, the GTX 1070 ti is definitely the most energy efficient card, but I would probably prefer to take 2 GTX 1060 3gb, more hash rate, less costs, on daggerhashimoto can give 48 M/hash if you will be lacy to get Samsung memory, the only disadvantage is the power consumption and the fact that 2 PCE slots occupy.
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June 03, 2018, 12:16:42 PM
For now I have rig of 6 msi armor 1080 cards. totally satisfied. I think 1080 is best cards right now in terms of price and profitability.
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June 03, 2018, 11:02:39 AM
AMD- Advanced Micro Devices brand GPU’s
Nvidia – Nvidia Brand GPU’s
legendary
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June 02, 2018, 05:02:16 AM
Also, I always thought that the best card for ZEC mining is GTX 1070ti. My choice was the ASUS STRIX GeForce STRIX GTX 1070 Ti Advanced A8G 8.0 GB. The ratio of price and quality suits me.
newbie
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May 29, 2018, 06:05:37 AM
I have 2 rigs on ZEC mining :

RIG01
7x MSI 1060 Gaming X (320-340 Sol/s)
4x ZOTAC 1070 amp (464-492 Sol/s)
1x GIGABYTE 1070 (465-487 Sol/s)
=>1070 cards on power limit %100 and Memory clock (+800-900 in afterburner)
=>1060 cards on power limit %100 and Memory clock 4475 (+675 in afterburner)
Total speed : 4777 Sol/s (MAX)

7x MSI 1060 Gaming X (320-340 Sol/s)
4x ZOTAC 1070 amp (420-440 Sol/s)
1x GIGABYTE 1070 (410-420)
=> 1070 cards on power limit %60 and Memory clock 4151 MHz (+300-350 in afterburner)
=> 1060 cards on power limit %100 and Memory clock 4475 (+675 in afterburner)
Total speed : 4476 Sol/s (MAX)

RIG02
6x MSI 1060 Mining (297-316 Sols/s)
1x MSI 1060 OCV2 (336 Sol/s) MAX
1x MSI 1060 Gaming X (320-340 Sol/s)
=> 1060 Mining cards on power limit %100 and Memory clock 4104 MHz (+100 in afterburner)
=> 1060 OCV2 on power limit %108 and Memory clock 4176 MHz (+375 in afterburner)
Total speed : 2508 Sol/s (MAX)

6x MSI 1060 Mining (271-291 Sols/s)
1x MSI 1060 OCV2 (336 Sol/s) MAX
1x MSI 1060 Gaming X (320-340 Sol/s)
=> 1060 Mining cards on power limit %65 and Memory clock 4082 MHz (+75 in afterburner)
=> 1060 OCV2 on power limit %108 and Memory clock 4176 MHz (+375 in afterburner)
Total speed : 2276 Sol/s (MAX)

Miner : ZEC Miner EWBF - NVIDIA WINDOWS Bench
Pool : Flypool

so I think 1070 is best for ZEC
I use under volt mode because i dont want to barbecue my cards just for 50 box more per year  Wink
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February 28, 2018, 12:08:27 AM
Wanting to add this video to this thread, super relevant and I hope it helps someone
I go over some of the best settings Overclock settings for max hashrates w/ dstm equihash miner but will apply relatively to other miners such as ewbf and bminer

https://youtu.be/7oDkGfoJYso
legendary
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January 26, 2018, 04:08:22 PM
currently the evga is still efficient when it comes to mining equihash as stated in the video. 4.7sols/watt is the best settings overall.

i think there are 1070ti cards out there that can top this 4.7 sols. it's just that no one is experimenting / tinkering their 1070tis. how sad.

i hope there would be another alternative to evga. they're overpriced as of the moment.

 Haven't found a more efficient option yet, though all but 1 of the 1070 ti models I have to date can MATCH my EVGA SC 1070 ti cards on efficiency, and that one (ASUS blower model) was very close.

 It's the SAME GPU in the card, with a low power setting that makes cooling differences mostly a non-issue.

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January 25, 2018, 07:46:39 PM
If you want to mine Zcash exclusively, the Nvidia 10 series GPU's will give you the best performance per watt. Between 450 - 700 H/s each depending on the model, but they also cost more than AMD's.

Is there a breakdown of the 10 series cards with their price, their hash rate, and power usage?

Which one of the 10 series would you rec?

1060  300-330 h        I have 1
1070  400 -440 h       I have 2
1080   470 - 515 h     I have 1
1080 ti   630 - 715 h  I have 7 soon to be 8


all rough numbers of the cards I own.

most efficient   one or 2 of the 1080 ti's clock well and may be most efficient

What to buy?

price is key

   a good deal on 1060  if you have space and lots of empty mobos is fine.

  a good deal on the 1080 ti if you don't have space is fine.

same on the other two.

what is a good deal.

A Zotac 1060 6gb mini   was at 219 on amazon  it will do 310-330h  for zec that is pretty good deal 

it is now 239 on newegg
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500402&cm_re=zotac_mini-_-14-500-402-_-Product

I never owned a zotac 1070 mini but it is a really good price on newegg  339   and it will do over 400h

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500408&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=1070-_-14-500-408-_-Product

MSI Armor 1070 470-500 Sol/s
ASUS 1070 (white) 440-470 Sol/s
Colorful 1070 470-490
Colorful 1080 Ti 730-750 Sol/s
legendary
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January 25, 2018, 06:09:04 PM
currently the evga is still efficient when it comes to mining equihash as stated in the video. 4.7sols/watt is the best settings overall.

i think there are 1070ti cards out there that can top this 4.7 sols. it's just that no one is experimenting / tinkering their 1070tis. how sad.

i hope there would be another alternative to evga. they're overpriced as of the moment.
There are other people could pull out until sol/w 3.8 but i don't know if what his settings .. i was planning to buy 1070ti this following week and hope Voskcoin is right.. i'll start buying 2 pieces this coming week I ask already some supplier near to me that they had stock but limited only for 2 pieces per person..
I'll update soon if i get settings and lowered the 4.7 sol/w
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January 25, 2018, 05:36:43 PM
currently the evga is still efficient when it comes to mining equihash as stated in the video. 4.7sols/watt is the best settings overall.

i think there are 1070ti cards out there that can top this 4.7 sols. it's just that no one is experimenting / tinkering their 1070tis. how sad.

i hope there would be another alternative to evga. they're overpriced as of the moment.
legendary
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Merit: 1030
January 13, 2018, 05:12:11 PM
What gpu is the best now? is it stikl the 1070 8gb? I want to build a 13gpu rig only for zcash to build an forgott, because I really like the coin.

 "Best" is subjective, and depends on algorithm and how you intend to mine.

 1070 ti is the current "best" for EFFICIENT mining on equihash, but there are other options that might be better if you are more worried about rig density, or high hashrate and don't CARE about efficiency, or most hashrate per dollar spent, or are mining other algorithms like ethash or cryptoknight.

 Right now though, "best" seems to be "what I can get of AT ALL" given the current extreme shortage on ALL mid-to-upper range GPUs.

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December 26, 2017, 10:56:32 PM
My goal is to get 6 13 card rigs up by the end of 2018.  1 1060 which is up and running, and working on the 4 1070's and 1 1080ti.  Gotta keep the options open lol
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